The last decade has seen profound overhauls of governance in many tropical countries. Countries have adopted new economic policies, very much influenced by free-market thinking, and a reduced regulatory role of the state and its subsidiaries. This coincided with widespread decentralization of gov...
Jong, W. de
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Becker, M.
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Ruiz, S.
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Gottwald, C.
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[The impact of decentralised forest governance: a case study from Bolivia]
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The impact of decentralised forest governance: a case study from Bolivia
Forest exploitation has been the main economic driver in the northern Bolivian Amazon. The country enacted changes in legislation and policies affecting natural resource governance. These changes increase the control of the forestry sector by rural communities. Conflicts characterize these change...
Jong, W. de
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Ruiz, S.
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Becker, M.
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[Conflicts and communal forest management in northern Bolivia]
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Conflicts and communal forest management in northern Bolivia
A simplistic explanation of why tropical forests degrade or disappear all together is, because loggers take out too many trees, companies convert forest for plantations, and small farmers slash forest to make agricultural fields. Political ecology is a scientific inter-discipline that tries to id...
Jong, W. de
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Tuk-Po, L.
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Ken-Ichi, Abe
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[The political ecology of tropical forests in Southeast Asia: historical roots of modern problems]
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The political ecology of tropical forests in Southeast Asia: historical roots of modern problems
Staver, Charles
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Jong, W. de
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Kaimowitz, D.
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[Nicaragua's frontier: the Bosawas biosphere reserve]
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Nicaragua's frontier: the Bosawas biosphere reserve
We survey and evaluate selected participatory tools that have been proven effective in natural resources management and research during our extensive experience with forest communities. We first establish a framework for our analysis by identifying a set of criteria for evaluating each tool. Next...
Lynam, T.
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Jong, W. de
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Sheil, Douglas
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Kusumanto, T.
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Evans, K.
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[A review of tools for incorporating community knowledge, preferences, and values into decision making in natural resources management]
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A review of tools for incorporating community knowledge, preferences, and values into decision making in natural resources management